Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...

who made and closed the small incision in the back of the vagina. The procedure was performed with instruments inserted through this opening and the gallbladder was removed through the vagina.

Open cholecystectomy: This surgery involves a surgeon making a large incision in the abdomen to access and remove the ...

Isabel recalled her doctor telling her the gallbladder was "going to burst ... noting she still had "some pain" from the ...

The gallbladder, which is connected to the liver where the two lobes meet, is removed, along with the lobe to be donated. The donor's incision is then closed. Meanwhile, in another surgical room ...

Dr. Curcillo has already completed more than 15 procedures using this technique, including six gallbladder removals ... requiring three to four incisions - one in the belly button, and two ...

New Jersey U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross’s condition has improved since being hospitalized when he developed sepsis due to a gallbladder infection, his team said Tuesday. Norcross, D-1st Dist., ...